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Dear Zoe, Many thanks for the email. Can I ask of the reference for that '30% use of PRODIGY' by GOs? How many percent of those who consult PRODIGY do act on the guidence provided with it? And also does it differ for different clinical conditions? Regards Arash -- Arash Rashidian, MD Health Services Research Scholar Department of Health Sciences and Clinical Evaluation Alcuin College, University of York York, YO10 5DD, UK Tel: +44 (0)1904 434498 Mob: +44 (0)7870466148 Fax: +44 (0)1904 434517 email: [log in to unmask] http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ar130/ Zoe Keddie wrote: > > > From: Pearson Jeffrey > > Sent: 20 June 2001 10:12 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: "Do physicians use EBM when prescribing medications?" > > > > Dear Mayer, > > > > With regard to the above, we have evidence that some 30% of General > > Practitioners use the PRODIGY computer-based decision support system > > during consultations with patients. The system is completely > > evidence-based and includes guidance on prescribing. If you would like to > > know more about PRODIGY please visit the web site at www.prodigy.nhs.uk > > where you can access the guidance browser which will clearly show the > > evidence upon which the guidance is produced. > > > > I hope this information is of help to you. > > > > Regards > > Jeffrey > > > > Jeffrey Pearson > > Authoring Communications Officer > > PRODIGY > > Sowerby Centre For Health Informatics at Newcastle > > University of Newcastle > > 16/17 Framlington Place > > Newcastle Upon Tyne > > NE2 4AB > > > > Tel: 0191 243 6204 > > Fax: 0191 243 6160 > > > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. > > If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the > > material from any computer. > > > >